Approval in California

Impact CE home study courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for MFT’s and/or LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for the courses.

All our distance learning (online/home-study) courses are considered “interactive” and available for your 36 credit hours.

CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Impact CE is a service division of CE Learning Systems.

California requires 36 hours of CE Credits, including 6 hours of Law and Ethics

Effective January 1, 2021, California requires 6 credits in suicide risk and assessment. This is a one time requirement.

Effective July 1, 2023, California requires 3 credits inTelehealth, which must include law and ethics related to telehealth. This is a one time requirement.

For more information about one time requirements, see the BBS requirements graphic here:
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/cechart.pdf

All licensees, must certify completion of continuing education on their renewal application. Random CE audits ensure compliance. If audited, you will receive a letter from the Board requesting copies of your continuing education certificates or course documentation as proof of compliance.

CE requirement: 36 hours every two years. All special-topic hours count inside this 36; nothing is added on top.

Each Renewal

36 total hours
6 hours in Law & Ethics

One-Time CE Courses (count toward your 36 hours)

6 hours in Suicide Risk Assessment & Intervention
Complete before your first renewal on or after January 2021. Most current licensees have already met this requirement; new licensees or those reactivating after a lapse still need it.
3 hours in Telehealth
If your last renewal was before July 2023 and you did not take a Telehealth course then, include one in this renewal period.

First Renewal (counts toward your 36 hours)

7 hours in Child Abuse Assessment & Reporting
15 hours in Alcoholism & Other Chemical Substance Dependency

See the BBS requirements chart for reference: BBS CE Requirements Chart

Approval in California

California Board of Behavioral Sciences CE Information

Accepted Approvals

Board Contact Info

Applies To:

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Skills for the Season: DBT Strategies for Family Time

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence

Ethics of Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Mental Health

Special Ethical Considerations When Working With Kids & Teens: Complications in Boundaries and Confidentiality

Parts Work and EMDR: Integration for Comprehensive Trauma Treatment

Addressing Suicide in School Settings

Posttraumatic Growth: Theory and Clinical Application

Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders

Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

General Ethics and Law

The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision

Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases

Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse

HIV/AIDS

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders

End-of-Life Care and Bereavement Issues in HIV/AIDS

Motivational Interviewing With Couples-A Theoretical Framework for Clinical Practice Illustrated in Substance Use and HIV Prevention Intervention With Gay Male Couples

Drugs and HIV in People Over 50

Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C

Suicide

Stressful Life Events Among Incarcerated Women and Men Association with depression, loneliness, and suicidality

Prevention and Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among College Students